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Elizabethtown Community and Technical College

Elizabethtown, Kentucky Public 2-year Small city

Overview

Located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a public two-year institution. The campus sits in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 6,420 students. It is part of Kentucky Community and Technical College System.

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College offers certificates and associate degrees across 38 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Electrician, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 4,349 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 13 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 76% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 26 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
6,420
Students enrolled
76%
First-year retention
4,349
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
38
Programs and majors
26:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 38

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Construction Trades 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 4
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Business, Management and Marketing 3
Precision Production 2
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Health Professions 9
Engineering Technologies 6
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Education 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
76%
First-year retention, part-time students
46%
Student-to-faculty ratio
26:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
1,089
Certificates under 1 year
3,109
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
150
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
1

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
6,420
Undergraduates, fall 2024
6,420
Full-time, fall 2024
37%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
8,939
Full-time, 2024-25
33%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
61%
Men
39%
White
77%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
6%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
13
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
40%
Students taking some online courses
30%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Kentucky Community and Technical College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
CEO/President
Dr. Juston Pate
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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